The New York Police Department believes Bey didn't advocate for violence against police, so they want her to publicly explain her Black Panther-inspired set at the event earlier this month.
- February 22, 2016
AceShowbiz -
Cops across the nation keep taking aim at Beyonce Knowles over her performance of "Formation" at the Super Bowl 50 earlier this month. After a police union in Miami threatened to boycott her upcoming concert in the city, now the New York Police Department wants the singer to explain her Black Panther-inspired set.
According to TMZ, the NYPD doesn't actually think Queen Bey advocated for violence against police, but that's what millions of people watching the big game thought of her performance. Because of it, the NYPD says they want her to speak out to public that she didn't mean to attack cops. Despite the request, the site adds, the NYPD will fully protect the 34-year-old superstar when she's in NYC.
In addition to cops, Beyonce's Super Bowl appearance has angered a lot of people, including former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and some folks who planned an anti-Beyonce rally outside the NFL headquarters in Manhattan a few days ago but failed to show up.
Last Thursday, President of Miami Fraternal Order of Police Javier Ortiz said in a statement that Miami cops would boycott Bey's concert at the city's Marlins Stadium on April 26. Ortiz also urged other authorities across the country to do the same. "We ask all law enforcement labor organizations to join our boycott across the country and to boycott all of her concerts," he wrote at that time.
